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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Mané Garrincha made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Balança Rede FC were awarded a corner. Marcelinho Cearense went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Cosmos FC's goalie and right to Adrian Manni. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Cosmos FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Mané Garrincha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rodrigo Guerra. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Rodrigo Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guto de Brito in the 9th minute of the match. Adrian Manni charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Manni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Balança Rede FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Manni. Mané Garrincha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes Cosmos FC got a freekick which was hit by Arlindo Godoi. Rodrigo Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrincha, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Mané Garrincha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos FC's Rodrigo Guerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Cosmos FC booed when Balança Rede FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Vergílio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cosmos FC's Arlindo Godoi got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Mané Garrincha put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rodrigo Guerra. 35 minutes into the match, Balança Rede FC's Mané Garrincha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Guerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cosmos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcelinho Cearense was slow to take the kick. During this time Balança Rede FC's players had a chance to rest. Cosmos FC's Rodrigo Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Gonçalves in the 41st minute of play. Cosmos FC's Rodrigo Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Garrincha in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Balança Rede FC's Mané Garrincha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodrigo Guerra. That made the score 3-0 after 45 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when José Augusto Pontes made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mané Garrincha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balança Rede FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When Balança Rede FC's Mané Garrincha in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosmos FC's goalie prevented a goal. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Cosmos FC's goalie and right to Emanuel Vergílio. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Cosmos FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Cosmos FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Leonel Alvarenga hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Mané Garrincha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Pontes charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eusébio Pontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cosmos FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eusébio Pontes hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mané Garrincha in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Guerra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Geraldo Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balança Rede FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Geraldo Gonçalves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Guerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Cosmos FC's Eusébio Pontes got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Mané Garrincha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mané Garrincha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonel Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Balança Rede FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Daniel das Neves hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Mané Garrincha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Garrincha in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute of the game Arlindo Custódio made a throw-in which Guto de Brito played forward. There was no doubt that Balança Rede FC were the better team. Balança Rede FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.